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Chapter 25 Remote Management 209
An SNMP managed network consists
of two main types of component: agents and a manager.
An agent is a management software module that resides in a
managed device (the Device). An agent
translates the local management information from the managed device into a form compatible with
SNMP. The manager is the console through which network administrators perform network
management functions. It executes applications that control and monitor managed devices.
The managed devices contain object variables/man
aged objects that define each piece of
information to be collected about a device. Examples of variables include such as number of
packets received, node port status etc. A Management Information Base (MIB) is a collection of
managed objects. SNMP allows a manager and agents to communicate for the purpose of
accessing these objects.
25.5.1 Configuring SNMP
To change your Device’s SNMP settings, click Maintenance > Remote MGMT > SNMP tab. The
screen appears as shown.
Figure 141 Ma
intenance > Remote MGMT > SNMP